Upon registering the amount of enclosed liquid, this glass would display a red band where if hit at that point or higher it will probably topple. By first pushing it across the target surface via a calibration button at the bottom, the friction coefficient can be calculated to give a more exact cry line location.

Also other milk containers such as sleeping cows could be marked with a red stripe tumble margin, and judo combatants could adjust the height of their belts to reflect the push over point.
-- FarmerJohn, May 12 2005

I thought this would be a helpline for use by those that had spilt milk:
"It just...toppled over! Sob, blubber..." but this is also cool. [+]
-- DocBrown, May 12 2005


//sleeping cows//hee hee.

that made my day!
-- po, May 12 2005


Do judo combatants drink a significantly larger amount of milk?
-- hidden truths, May 12 2005


applied force seems to be an overlooked degree of freedom in this idea. Bones!
-- daseva, May 12 2005


That's where "probably topple" comes in since the force cannot be known ahead of time.
-- FarmerJohn, May 12 2005


Okay, I'd rather knock a glass over every now and then, rather then have to do COF tests and look for lines every time I take a drink! How about... ooh, nevermind...
-- daseva, May 12 2005



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